Railway-joint.



L. R. HIBSHMANK: H. s. HOLLAR. RAILWAY JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 31, 1911. 1,018,054, Patented Feb. 20, 1912.

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LOUIS R. HIBSHMAN AND HARRY S. HOLLAR, 0F HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAILWAY-JOINT.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, Louis B. Hrnsrr- MAN and HARRY S. HOLLAR, citizens of the United States, residing at Harrisburg, in the county of Dauphin and State of Pennsylvania, have iiivented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway- Joints; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our' invention relates to improvements in rail joints and particularly to that class of joints in which a base plate and side angle bars are employed.

One of the objects of our invention is to provide a simple device which will securely fasten the ends of the rails together, keep them in alinement and prevent creeping and lateral movement.

Another object is to provide means whereby the wheels of a car will be carried by a bridge piece, while passing the meeting ends of the rails, thereby obviating pounding or mashing of the rail ends.

Another object is to construct the side angle bars in such a manner that the bolt heads and nuts will be protected from the wheels should a car become derailed.

A further object of our invention is the provision of a rail joint which is efficient and durable, and which can be constructed and sold at a comparatively low cost.

The invention also consists of certain other novel features of construction and combination of parts which will be herein after more clearly described and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of our improved joint from the outer side of the track. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the base plate. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. t is a section on line 4-4: of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a top plan View of a portion of a rail and gutside angle bar at one end of said angle 1 is the base plate which is provided with downwardly projecting portions 2, 2 adapted to rest between two ties and abut against Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 31, 1911.

Patented Feb. 20, 1912.

Serial No. 630,521.

the same at the points 17, 17 thereby preventing longitudinal movement of the plate. The base plate 1 also has a slightly raised part 3 which extends along the central portion of the base plate in the direction of its length. along the downwardly projecting portions 2, 2 than at its extremities and the lateral edges of the wider portions are slightly lower than the central part of'the said wider portions. The narrower portion of the raised part 3 slopes longitudinally downwardly slightly toward a point 4 midway between the extremities of the base plate 1.

Upon the raised part 3 of the base plate 1, rests the rails to be joined, and the ends of said rails, meeting over the point 4: can give slightly in the depression formed at the said point. By means of the lateral slopes in the wide parts of the raised portion 3 the edges of the rail faces are kept out of contact therewith and by this construction mashing the lateral edges of the bases of the rails is prevented.

The rail ends are held securely together This raised part 3 is narrower by means of angle bars 5, 6, bolts 8, 8 and nuts 9, 9. The bolt-s 8, 8 pass through orifices in the angle bars 5, 6 and also through the rails and are secured by the nuts 9, 9. The said orifices are of sufficient diameter to allow for the expansion and contraction,

of the rails.

For clearness we will speak of the angle bars as the inside bar 6 and the outside bar 5. The inside bar 6 has a longitudinally extending shoulder 11, which rests under the rail heads on the inside and is adapted to act as a support upon which the rail heads rest. The outside angle bar 5 is provided with a similar longitudinally extending shoulder 10 which is adapted to engage the under surface of the rail heads and act as a support for the same, and is also furnished with an upwardly rising extension 12, adapted to embrace the outer surfaces of the heads of the rails. The highest portion of this extension 12 is provided at the meeting ends I train becoming derailed would be shunted off the track and prevented from injuring the heads and nuts of the bolts.

A bead or shoulder 13 extends along the outer edge of the base plate 1 integral therewith and is adapted to reinforce the downwardly extending portion 2 in the side on which it is placed; said head also prevents lateral movement of the angle bar 5, one edge of which abuts against the said bead. The angle bars are prevented from longitudinal movement by the lugs 14, 14 which are punched up from the base plate.

The joint is secured to the ties by means of spikes 15, 15 which pass through recesses in the angle bars 5 and 6 and through openings 16, 16 in the base plate 1. By means of a space 18 between the rail ends and the outer angle bar 0, the bolts may be tightened when the joint becomes loose.

It is obvious that the base plate 1 may be stamped out of a single piece of metal at a single operation, and also that the side angle bars may be rolled.

Changes in proportions and minor details of construction may be made without departing from the invention.

What we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A railway joint comprising a base plate having a downwardly projecting portion on either side thereof and provided with a raised portion extending in the direction of its length, said raised portion being narrower along the said downwardly projecting portions than at its extremities and having the lateral edges of the wider portions slightly lower than the central parts of said Wider portions, a plurality of side angle bars adapted to be bolted to the rails and provided with longitudinally extending shoulders adapted to embrace the under surface of the heads of the rails on either side thereof and form a support therefor, and means for securing said angle bars and said base plate to the ties.

2. A railway joint comprising a base plate having a downwardly projecting portion on either side thereof, said portions being adapted to lie between two ties and prevent longitudinal movement of the plate, a raised part extending along the central portion of said plate in the direction of its length, said raised portion being narrower along the said downwardly projecting portions than at its extremities, the said narrower part sloping longitudinally downward toward a point midway between the two extremities, a plurality of side angle bars adapted to be secured on either side of the rail ends to be joined by means of bolts and nuts, and means for securing the base plate and side angle bars to the ties.

3. A railway joint comprising a base plate, a raised part extending along the central portion of said plate in the direction of its length, said raised portion sloping longitudinally downward toward a point midway between the extremities of the plate, and underneath the meeting ends of the rails, a plurality of side angle bars adapted to be secured to the sides of the rail ends to be joined, the outside angle bar being provided with an upwardly rising extension adapted to lie adjacent to the heads of the rails, the highest portion of said extension being disposed at the meeting ends of the rails and in a vertical plane slightly above the heads of the rails and means for securing said base plate and angle bars to the ties.

4:. A railway joint comprising a base plate having a downwardly projecting portion on either side thereof and provided with a raised portion extending in the direction of its length, said raised portion being narrower along the said downwardly projecting portions than at its extremities and having the lateral edges of the wider portions slightly lower than the central parts of said wider portions, said narrower portion sloping longitudinally downward toward a point midway of the two extremities, a plurality of side angle bars adapted to be secured to the sides of the rail ends to be joined, the outside angle bar being provided with an upwardly rising extension, adapted to lie adjacent to the heads of the rails and having its extremities curved, the highest portion of said extension being disposed at the meeting ends of the rails and in a vertical plane above the heads of the rails and means for securing the said base plate and angle bars to the ties.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures, in the presence of two witnesses.

LOUIS R. HIBSHMAN. HARRY S. HOLLAR. Witnesses J. E. GIPPLE, HELEN M. SMITH.

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